# Copy an Instance

When you right click on an instance, you can choose to copy it. After selecting this option, you will see a new window. You can choose an icon, name and a group for the new instance.

![Copy menu when right click on instance](/projtlauncher/img/screenshots/projtlauncher_dark_create_instance_shortcut.png)

## Instance Copy Options

This is where you can find options and copy settings for your new instance.

### Keep play time

This option will allow you to keep your playtime from your original instance, if this setting is enabled in Global Settings, see: [Game Time](../minecraft-settings/#game-time)

### Copy saves

This option allows you to copy all saved games from your original instance to your new one.

### Copy game options

This option allows you to copy all game settings, if you want your configuration to be cloned.

### Copy resource packs

This option allows you to copy all the resource packs to your new instance.

### Copy screenshots

This option allows you to copy all your screenshots to your new instance folder.

### Copy shader packs

This option allows you to copy all your shader packs to your new instance folder.

### Copy servers

This option allows you to copy all your servers to your new instance. You can find them in the multiplayer menu of your new instance.

### Copy mods

This option allows you to copy all your mods to your new instance folder.

### Select all

This option allows you to select all the precedent options.

## Advanced Copy Options

This is where you can set more advanced options, such as links or cloning.

### Symbolic and Hard Link Options

You can't use these options if your partition is on FAT filesystem.

#### Use symbolic links

This option will create a symbolic link between the two instances.

#### Use hard links

This option will create a hard link between the two instances.

#### Link files recursively

This option will link all files, instead of just the parent folder.

#### Don't link saves

This option will disable the link of the saves. The world saves will be copied instead.

### CoW (Copy-on-Write) Options

#### Clone instead of copying

This option is only supported on APFS, BTRFS, BCACHEFS, REFS, XFS and ZFS filesystems.